Today was the best food I've had so far. For lunch I had a traditional Ecuadorian soup called "locro". It's basically a mix of cheese, potato, avocado, and love. I'm sure there are subtle herbs and mysterious spices as well, but I tasted love. To go with my love soup, I had empanadas de verde, fried banana "dough" stuffed with cheese. There are no words to describe these except for yum.
As if these things weren't rich enough, I had a quimbolito for dessert. A quimbolito is a type of dessert, sort of like a sweet pound cake containing raisins and wrapped up and cooked in huge leaves of some unknown plant. Amazing.
After digesting and driving around the downtown a little (it was hailing today and way too cold to walk!), we stopped to warm up with hot chocolate at a cute rooftop cafe with amazing views. Even hot chocolate is better here. Instead of powder, it is made by melting chocolate bars. Then, once it is liquid-y and sweet and amazing, they add chunks of fresh mozzarella straight into the cup. Sounds crazy, no? But the combination of the sweet and the creamy cheese is swoon-worthy. I like the way these people think.
I really should start exercising.
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